A report released alongside the roadmap recommends immediate, short- and medium-term solutions for the agriculture sector
Read moreThe inputs distributed to the smallholder farmers include varieties of rice, maize, and wheat seeds including palm seedlings, the official...
Read moreFarmers who fell back on their savings during the coronavirus-induced lockdown said prices of inputs have risen drastically and they...
Read moreAcross West Africa, as of April, over 11 million people needed immediate food assistance - mostly due to conflict.
Read moreCassava is the second most-consumed staple food after maize in sub-Saharan Africa, feeding more than 300 million people.
Read moreThe projects address global environmental crises that impact the productivity and sustainability of agriculture.
Read moreWhile supplies appear strong, demand weakened due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreHowever, forest loss declined for Nigeria and West Africa between 2018 and 2019, the report said.
Read moreThe panelists highlighted the vital contribution of bees and beekeepers in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read moreThe facility will ensure that farmers in the most vulnerable countries have timely access to inputs, information, markets and liquidity.
Read morePrices of food items differ from state to state with Bayelsa recording the highest prices for rice, garri, fish (tilapia...
Read moreThe contribution by agriculture is higher than those recorded in the first quarters of 2019 and 2018 respectively.
Read moreThe FAO said some 820 million people around the world are experiencing chronic hunger – not eating enough caloric energy,...
Read moreIITA says innovation marks a major milestone in efforts to accurately characterise whiteflies, the vectors of major diseases that have...
Read moreThe Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, QU Dongyu, warned that efforts to control desert locusts will take time.
Read moreOver 420 million hectares of forest have been lost through conversions to other land uses since 1990.
Read moreThe farmers say the response to the pandemic has affected everybody because all activities have slowed down
Read moreTuta Absoluta, also known as Tomato Leafminer or Tomato Ebola, was first recorded in Nigeria in 2015 but has reappeared...
Read moreMr Adesina denies wrongdoing and the Bank's ethics committee sides with him.
Read moreEven before the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has restricted food importation.
Read moreThe committee will recommend an immediate actionable model of training of 75 ,000 extension workers in 2020.
Read moreOn average, only 3 per cent of smallholder farmers have access to credit.
Read moreSome 7.9 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020, but WFP warns that the coronavirus...
Read moreTuta absoluta is one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops.
Read more"You have to understand that this country in terms of agricultural mechanization is at the lowest level," he said.
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